After two years of on-and-off remote learning… mask mandates, then no mask mandates, then mask mandates again… and extracurriculars held hostage to vaccine mandates (which were legally questionable at best)...
Well, it’s safe to say the back-to-school season feels a bit different this year.
Parents and students are worried about what this school year will bring, and for good reason. Will they be forced into yet another season of lockdown at some unknown future date? How will students used to Zoom learning adjust to their in-person schedules? Will there be even more politically fraught school board meetings dominating the news cycle? If so, what issues will come to the fore?
The truth is, everyone wants students to receive a good education. But what is a good education? And most importantly, what is it for?
There’s never been a better time to think critically about these questions. To that end, here are our top three book recommendations about education in America.
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“In the fascinating and provocative book, Really Good Schools, James Tooley applies his immense learning about low-cost, entirely-private schools around the world to develop a daring and truly thought-provoking proposal along those lines for the United States.”
—Chester E. Finn, Jr., former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Education
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“In his book Restoring the Promise, Richard Vedder continues in his role as the conscience of modern higher education. Readers will have to determine their own answers, but Dr. Vedder is asking all the right questions.”
—Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr., President, Purdue University; former Governor, State of Indiana
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“Failure is the definitive guide to what came before, what evolved, and what exists today in federal education policy, and offers a compelling plan for corrective action fitting for any enterprise truly interested in great education for all.”
—Jeanne R. Allen, Senior Fellow and President Emeritus, Center for Education Reform
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